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Okay, so I'm guilty of it, too. The first time I looked into a
dollhouse and saw a miniature photo hanging on the wall, I stared. And when I realized that
it was a picture of the family of the person who built the dollhouse, I gasped.
"How did you do that?" I asked her, the dollhouse owner, and she
smiled.
Ever since then, the mini-photos I use in the room boxes and
dollhouses I build are the first thing that get people's attention.
"Do you take photos to the developer and have them reduced?" I'm
asked. That's one way to do it, but I learned another way, which is cheaper and faster.
The trick is to place a photo that you've taken, such as a 3" x
5", on the floor. Then you stand over it and snap another picture. When you get that
picture developed -- Voila! You have a miniature version of your original photo. All you
have to do is cut it out.
It's that simple.
You'd think that there would be significant distortion in
miniaturing a photo in this manner, but the mini photo comes out with nice detail. The only
thing you need to watch is that you position your camera so the original photo
doesn't reflect your flash. Otherwise, you'll get a photo of what looks like a small
sun going nova.
A few tips:
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